7 vessels sailed from China's CIC Boluomiao Shipyard in May 2013, on time despite prolonged heavy rain, congested quays.Among the seven vessels were: M/V “AN PING 1” ,“HUB GRANDIOSE”, “GAS CORAL”, “XIN JIN ZHOU”, and “WISH WAY”.The range of projects for M/V “HUB GRANDIOSE” was quite large…
CIC Lixin Shipyard and CIC ChangXing Shipyard contracted to repair two vessels, one Japanese & one Korean-owned.MV Oriental Vaga came to CIC Lixin Shipyard for repair to damage that required the replacement, due to damage, of large sections of the underwater hull plating…
Rolls-Royce Plc signed a memorandum of understanding with Spanish shipping company Baleària to design gas-powered propulsion systems for three of the company’s high-speed ferries, which currently run on diesel.Baleària, which operates ferry…
US Department of Defense Navy contract awards BAE additional funding for the DDG-101 repair & maintenance docking.BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded an $8,970,338 modification to previously awarded…
The 2013 Ship Repair Tradesmen of the Year were recently honored by the Virginia Ship Repair Association (VSRA).The award citations by VSRA are as follows:The 2013 Junior Tradesman of the Year Steven Pulliam, an Outside Machinist from Oceaneering International…
Lloyd's Register North America will hold the “Essential Dry-Docking” Marine training course from June 18-20, 2013 at the Lloyd's Register office in Plantation, Fla. near Ft. Lauderdale.The three-day course will provide the essential information needed to successfully prepare…
Amongst the latest Department of Defense, Navy, contracts, BAE gains contract modification for work on warship DDG 59's extended drydocking.BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc., San Diego, Calif., was awarded May 24, 2013, a $49,796,139…
After six weeks of waiting at Constanza/Romania, MSC FLAMINIA has put into the port of Constanza; cause of fire still not ascertained.MV MSC Flaminia caught fire on 14 July 2012, claiming three lives (two confirmed dead and one missing) and…
The Holland Shipbuilding Association say that the various shipbuilding sectors presented a mixed picture in the past year, ship repair & supereyact construction did well, not so large new-buildings.New constructions of seagoing vessels Although Dutch shipbuilders had a tough year in 2012…
Blast-One industrial solutions for OEM, shipyards, steel fabrication, and machine & equipment refurbishing open new manufacturing division.Ohio based Blast-One International recently opened its Blast-One Industrial Solutions (BIS) division centered in Burnsville…
Gibdock completes a refit of the 12-streamer 3D seismic vessel 'WG Cook' for WesternGeco.WG Cook is one of six 12-streamer 3D seismic ships delivered to the owner in 2010. The 19-day project was completed on time and with no serious QHSE…
US shipbuilder & repairer Conrad Industries, announces its first quarter 2013 results and backlog. For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, Conrad achieved net income of $5.9 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.99 compared to net income of $3…
A&P Falmouth has launched an apprenticeship recruitment search to find raw talent in Cornwall (SW England).The purpose of the scheme is to train and hone into the skilled engineering and marine workers of the future.In the last five years A&P…
A hybrid electric ferry using Corvus Energy's advanced lithium polymer battery solution was commissioned today in Copenhagen, Denmark by Scandline. The Princess Benedikte ferry refit represents the conversion of a former diesel electric ferry…
Austal announce new strategic partnerships in the Asia-Pacific region to enhance its support to the US Navy & others in the region.Following on from the strategic partnership with Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd announced in January 2013…
